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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 88 · 40 questions
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The trick (Reverse and subtract): Reverse the number and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. The answer is always one of 198, 297, 396, 495, 594, 693, 792, 891: middle digit 9, first and last digits adding to 9. Reverse that answer and add: you always get 1089.

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  1. 1.693 + 396 =
  2. 2.Do the 1089 trick with 710: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  5. 5.Take 785. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.792 + 297 =
  7. 7.Take 331. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  9. 9.Take 922. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.198 + 891 =
  11. 11.Take 834. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 731: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Take 601. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  16. 16.594 + 495 =
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 790: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  20. 20.Take 692. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 952: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 705: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 115. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 704. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 210. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 639. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 472. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 602. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 662. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 904. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 699: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 250: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 719. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 247: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 770. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  37. 37.Take 129. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 860. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 340. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

  1. 1089
  2. 1089
  3. 198
  4. 396
  5. 198
  6. 1089
  7. 198
  8. 495
  9. 693
  10. 1089
  11. 396
  12. 1089
  13. 495
  14. 693
  15. 891
  16. 1089
  17. 1089
  18. 891
  19. 297
  20. 396
  21. 1089
  22. 1089
  23. 396
  24. 297
  25. 198
  26. 297
  27. 198
  28. 396
  29. 396
  30. 495
  31. 1089
  32. 1089
  33. 198
  34. 1089
  35. 693
  36. 594
  37. 792
  38. 792
  39. 297
  40. 891

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